-ing (?). 1. [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr. A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
2. [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.] A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.
&hand; The Old English ending of the present participle and verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.
3. [AS. -ing.] A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.
Ing
Ing (?), n. [AS. ing.] A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Ingannation
In`gan*na"tion (?), n. [LL. ingannare to decieve.] Cheat; deception. [Obs.]
Sir T. Brown.
Ingate
In"gate` (, n. 1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.]
Which hath in charge the ingate of the year.
Spenser.
2. (Fonding) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the metal; the gate.
Simmonds.
Ingathering
In"gath`er*ing (?), n. The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest.
Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering.
Ex. xxii. 16.
Ingelable
In*gel"a*ble (?), a. Not congealable.
Ingeminate
In*gem"i*nate (?), a. [L. ingeminatus, p. p.] Redoubled; repeated.
Jer. Taylor.
Ingeminate
In*gem"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingeminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingeminating (?).] [L. ingeminatus, p. p. of ingeminare to double; pref. in- in + geminare. See Geminate.] To redouble or repeat; to reiterate.
Clarendon.
. . . She yet ingeminates
The last of sounds, and what she hears relates.
Sandys.
Ingemination
In*gem`i*na"tion (?), n. Repetition; reduplication; reiteration.
De Quincey.
That Sacred ingemination, Amen, Amen.
Featley.
Happiness with an echo or ingemination.
Holdsworth.
Ingena
In*ge"na (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The gorilla.
Ingender
In*gen"der (?), v. t. See Engender.
Ingenerabillty
In*gen`er*a*bil"l*ty (?), n. Incapacity of being engendered or produced.
Cudworth.
Ingenerable
In*gen"er*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + generable: cf. F. ingenerable.] Incapble of being engendered or produced; original.
Holland.
Ingenerably
In*gen"er*a*bly, adv. In an ingenerable manner.
Ingenerate
In*gen"er*ate (?), a. [L. ingeneratus, p. p. of ingenerare. See engender] Generated within; inborn; innate; as, ingenerate powers of body.
W. Wotton.
Those virtues were rather feigned and affected . . . than true qualities ingenerate in his judgment.
Bacon.
Ingenerate
In*gen"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingenerat (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingenerating (?).] To generate or produce within; to begete; to engener; to occasion; to cause.
Mede.
Those noble habits are ingenerated in the soul.
Sir M. Hale.
Ingeneration
In*gen`er*a"tion (?), n. Act of ingenerating.
Ingeniate
In*ge"ni*ate (?), v. t. & i. [See Ingenious.] To invent; to contrive. [Obs.]
Daniel.
Ingenie
In"ge*nie (?), n. [Obs.] See Ingeny.
Ingeniosity
In*ge`ni*os"i*ty (?), n. [LL. ingeniositas.] Ingenuity; skill; cunning. [Obs.]
Cudworth.
Ingenious
In*gen"ious (?), a. [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ing\'82nieux. See Engine.] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.
A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war.
Hakluyt.
Thou, king, send out
For torturers ingenious.
Shak.
The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves.
Sir W. Temple.
2. Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.
Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill.
Cowper.
3. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.
4. Mental; intellectual. [Obs.]
A course of learning and ingenious studies.
Shak.
Ingeniously
In*gen"ious*ly (?), adv. In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly.
"Too ingeniously politic."
Sir W. Temple.
Ingeniousness
In*gen"ious*ness, n. The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.
Ingenite Ingenit
In*gen"ite In*gen"it (?), a. [L. ingenitus, p. p. of ingignere to instill by birthor nature; pref. in- + gignere to beget.] Innate; inborn; inbred; inherent; native; ingenerate. [Obs.]
It is naturalor ingenite, which comes by some defect of the organs and overmuch brain.
Burton.
Ingenuity
In`ge*nu"i*ty (?), n. [L. ingenuitas ingenuousness: cf. F. ing\'82nuit\'82. See Ingenuous.] 1. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining.
All the means which human ingenuity has contrived.
Blair.
2. Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance; as, the ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism.
He gives . . .
To artist ingenuity and skill.
Cowper.
3. Openness of heat; ingeniuousness. [Obs.]
The stings and remores of natural ingenuity, a principle that men scarcely ever shake off, as long as they carry anything of human nature about them.
South.
Syn. -- Inventiveness; ingeniousness; skill; cunning; cleverness; genius. -- Ingenuity, Cleverness. Ingenuity is a form of genius, and cleverness of talent. The former implies invention, the letter a peculiar dexterity and readiness of execution. Sir James Mackintosh remarks that the English overdo in the use of the word clever and cleverness, applying them loosely to almost every form of intellectual ability.
Ingenuous
In*gen"u*ous (?), a. [L. ingenuus inborn, innate, freeborn, noble, frank; pref. in- in + the root of gignere to beget. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious.] 1. Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.
2. Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; uprigth; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal.
If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but carefully and early instilled, that is the true and genuin method to obviate dishonesty.
Locke.
3. Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open; frank; sa, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration, confession, etc.
Sensible in myself . . . what a burden it is for me, who would be ingenuous, to be loaded with courtesies which he hath not the least hope to requite or deserve.
Fuller.
4. Ingenious. [Obs.]
Shak.
&hand; (Formerly) printers did not discriminate between . . . ingenuous and ingenious, and these words were used or rather printed interchangeably almost to the begining of the eighteenth century.
G. P. Marsh.
Syn. -- Open; frank; unreserved; artless; plain; sincere; candid; fair; noble; generous. -- Ingenuous, Open, Frank. One who is open speaks out at once what is uppermost in his mind; one who is frank does it from a natural boldness, or dislike of self-restraint; one who is ingenuous is actuated by a native simplicity and artlessness, which make him willing to confess faults, and make known his sentiments without reserve. See Candid.
Ingenuously
In*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. In an ingenuous manner; openly; fairly; candidly; artlessly.
Being required to explane himself, he ingeniously confessed.
Ludlow.
Ingenuousness
In*gen"u*ous*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.
2. Ingenuity. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Ingeny
In"ge*ny (?), n. [L. ingenium. See Ingenious.] Natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity. [Obs.] [Written also ingenie.]
Becon.
Ingerminate
In*ger"mi*nate (?), v. t. To cause to germinate.
Ingest
In*gest" (?), v. t. [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put in; pref. in- in + gerere to bear.] To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.
Sir T. Browne.
Ingesta
In*ges"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ingest.] (Physiol.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta.
Ingestion
In*ges"tion (?), n. [L. ingestio: cf. F. ingestion.] (Physiol.) The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.
Inghalla
In*ghal"la (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The reedbuck of South Africa. [Written also ingali.]
Ingirt
In*girt" (?), v. t. [See Ingirt.] To encircle to gird; to engirt.
The wreath is ivy that ingirts our beams.
Drayton.
Ingirt
In*girt", a. Surrounded; encircled.
Fenton.
Ingle
In"gle (?), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. Ignite.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.]
Burns.
Ingle nock, the chimney corner. -- Ingle side, Ingle cheek, the fireside.
Ingle
In"gle, n. [Written also engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir. aingeal an angel. Cf. Engle.] A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.]
Toone.
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Ingle
In"gle (?), v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See Engle. [Obs.]
Inglobate
In*glo"bate (?), a. In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.
Inglobe
In*globe" (?), v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [Obs.]
Milton.
Inglorious
In*glo"ri*ous (?), a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease.
Shak.
My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life.
Dryden.
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest.
Gray.
2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.
Inglorious shelter in an alien land.
J. Philips.
Ingloriously
In*glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.
Ingloriousness
In*glo"ri*ous*ness, n. The state of being inglorious.
Inglut
In*glut" (?), v. t. To glut. [R.]
Ascham.
Ingluvial
In*glu"vi*al (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the indulges or crop of birds.
Ingluvies
In*glu"vi*es (?), n. [L.] (Anat.) The crop, or craw, of birds.
Ingluvious
In*glu"vi*ous (?), a. Gluttonous. [Obs.]
Blount.
In-going
In"-go`ing (?), n. The act of going in; entrance.
In-going
In"-go`ing, a. Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.
Ingorge
In*gorge" (?), v. t. & i. See Engorge.
Milton.
Ingot
In"got (?), n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge\'a2tan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See Found to cast, and cf. Linget, Lingot, Nugget.]
1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]
And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer.
Chaucer.
2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.
Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine.
Sir W. Jones.
Ingot mold, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. -- Ingot iron. See Decarbonized steel, under Decarbonize.
Ingrace
In*grace" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + grace.] To ingratiate. [Obs.]
G. Fletcher.
Ingracious
In*gra"cious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + gracious.] Ungracious; unkind. [Obs.]
Holland.
Ingraff
In*graff" (?), v. t. See Ingraft. [Obs.]
Ingraft
In*graft" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingrafting.] [Written also engraft.]
1. To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree; figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something.
This fellow would ingraft a foreign name
Upon our stock.
Dryden.
A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome.
Burke.
2. To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.
Ingrafter
In*graft"er (?), n. A person who ingrafts.
Ingraftment
In*graft"ment (?), n. 1. The act of ingrafting.
2. The thing ingrafted; a scion.
Ingrain
In"grain` (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain, Grain.]
1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]
2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet. -- Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet.
Ingrain
In"grain`, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
Ingrain
In"grain` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.]
1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
Our fields ingrained with blood.
Daniel.
Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all.
Helps.
Ingrapple
In*grap"ple (?), v. t. & i. To seize; to clutch; to grapple. [Obs.]
Drayton.
Ingrate
In"grate` (?; 277), a. [L. ingratus. See Ingrateful.] Ingrateful. [Obs. or Poetic]
Bacon.
Ingrate
In"grate`, n. An ungrateful person.
Milton.
Ingrateful
In"grate`ful (?), a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in- not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat. See Grateful.]
1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative.
Milton.
He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me.
Atterbury.
2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.
He gives . . . no ingrateful food.
Milton.
-- In"grate`ful*ly, adv. -- In"grate`ful*ness, n.
Ingrately
In"grate`ly (?), adv. Ungratefully. [Obs.]
Ingratiate
In*gra"ti*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingratiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingratiating (?).] [Pref. in- in + L. gratia. See Grace.]
1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought.
Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil.
Budgell.
2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by to. [Obs.]
Dr. J. Scott.
What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
Hammond.
Ingratiate
In*gra"ti*ate, v. i. To gain favor. [R.]
Sir W. Temple.
Ingratitude
In*grat"i*tude (?), n. [F. ingratitude, L. ingratitudo. See Ingrate.] Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness.
Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend.
Shak.
Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man.
L'Estrange.
Ingrave
In*grave" (?), v. t. To engrave. [R.] "Whose gleaming rind ingrav'n."
Tennyson.
Ingrave
In*grave", v. t. [Pref. in- in + grave. Cf. Engrave.] To bury. [Obs.]
Heywood.
Ingravidate
In*grav"i*date (?), v. t. [L. ingravidatus, p. p. of ingravidare to impregnate. See 1st In-, and Gravidated.] To impregnate. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Ingravidation
In*grav`i*da"tion (?), n. The state of being pregnant or impregnated. [Obs.]
Ingreat
In*great" (?), v. t. To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. [Obs.]
Fotherby.
Ingredience, Ingrediency
In*gre"di*ence (?), In*gre"di*en*cy (?), n. [See Ingredient.]
1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.
2. The quality or state of being an ingredient or component part.
Boyle.
Ingredient
In*gre"di*ent (?), n. [F. ingr\'82dient, L. ingrediens, -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See Grade.] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients.
Sir I. Newton.
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
Arbuthnot.
Ingredient
In*gre"di*ent, a. Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
Acts where no sin is ingredient.
Jer. Taylor.
Ingress
In"gress (?), n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See Ingredient.]
1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.
2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited.
3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
Ingress
In"gress (?), v. i. To go in; to enter. [R.]
Ingression
In*gres"sion (?), n. [L. ingressio: cf. F. ingression.] Act of entering; entrance.
Sir K. Digby.
Ingrieve
In*grieve (?), v. t. To render more grievous; to aggravate. [Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.
Ingroove
In*groove" (?), v. t. To groove in; to join in or with a groove.
Tennyson.
Ingross
In*gross" (?), v. t. See Engross.
Ingrowing
In"grow`ing (?), a. Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.
Ingrowing nail, one whose edges are becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.
Ingrowth
In"growth` (?), n. A growth or development inward.
J. LeConte.
Inguen
In"guen (?), n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.) The groin.
Inguilty
In*guilt"y (?), a. Not guilty. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Inguinal
In"gui*nal (?), a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.
Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal.
Ingulf
In*gulf" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingulfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ingulfing.] [Cf. Engulf.] [Written also engulf.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf.
A river large . . .
Passed underneath ingulfed.
Milton.
Ingulfment
In*gulf"ment (?), n. The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.
Ingurgitate
In*gur"gi*tate (?), v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool, gulf.]
1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle.
Cleveland.
2. To swallow up, as in a gulf.
Fotherby.
Ingurgitate
In*gur"gi*tate, v. i. To guzzle; to swill.
Burton.
Ingurgitation
In*gur`gi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F. ingurgitation.] The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
E. Darwin.
He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine.
Bacon.
Ingustable
In*gust"a*ble (?), a. [L. ingustabilis. See Gustable.] Tasteless; insipid.
Sir T. Browne.
Inhabile
In*hab"ile (?), a. [L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See In- not, and Habile, and cf. Unable.]
1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; as, inhabile matter. [Obs.]
2. Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of person. [Obs.] See Unable.
Inhability
In`ha*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inhabilet\'82, inhabilit\'82. See Inability.] Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability. [Obs.]
Barrow.
Inhabit
In*hab"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhabiting.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
Is. lvii. 15.
O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
Moore.
Inhabit
In*hab"it, v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic]
Shak.
They say wild beasts inhabit here.
Waller.
Inhabitable
In*hab"it*a*ble (?), a. [L. inhabitabilis. See Inhabit.] Capable of being inhabited; habitable.
Systems of inhabitable planets.
Locke.
Inhabitable
In*hab"it*a*ble, a. [L. inhabitabilis: cf. F. inhabitable. See In- not, and Habitable.] Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [Obs.]
The frozen ridges of the Alps
Or other ground inhabitable.
Shak.
Inhabitance, Inhabitancy
In*hab"it*ance (?), In*hab"it*an*cy (?), n. 1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.
Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance.
Carew.
2. (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.
Inhabitant
In*hab"it*ant (?), n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare.]
1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. "Frail inhabitants of earth."
Cowper.
In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people.
Abp. Abbot.
2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident.
Inhabitate
In*hab"i*tate (?), v. t. To inhabit. [Obs.]
Inhabitation
In*hab`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]
1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.
The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost.
Bp. Pearson.
2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.]
Milton.
3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Inhabitativeness
In*hab"it*a*tive*ness (?), n. (Phrenol.) A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.
Inhabited
In*hab"it*ed, a. Uninhabited. [Obs.]
Brathwait.
Inhabiter
In*hab"it*er (?), n. An inhabitant. [R.]
Derham.
Inhabitiveness
In*hab"it*ive*ness (?), n. (Phrenol.) See Inhabitativeness.
What the phrenologists call inhabitiveness.
Lowell.
Inhabitress
In*hab"it*ress, n. A female inhabitant. [R.]
Inhalant
In*hal"ant (?), a. [Cf. F. inhalant.] Inhaling; used for inhaling.
Inhalant
In*hal"ant (?), n. An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); that which is to be inhaled.
Inhalation
In`ha*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inhalation.] The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.
Inhale
In*hale" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.
Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.
Arbuthnot.
Inhalent
In*hal"ent (?), a. Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct.
Dana.
Inhaler
In*hal"er (?), n. 1. One who inhales.
2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, as ether or chloroform, for medicinal purposes.
3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.
Inhance
In*hance" (?), v. t. See Enhance.
Inharmonic, Inharmonical
In`har*mon"ic (?), In`har*mon"ic*al (?), a. Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.
Inharmonious
In`har*mo"ni*ous (?), a. [Pref. in- not + harmonious: cf. F. inharmonieux.]
1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.
Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh.
Cowper.
2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.
Inharmoniously
In`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. Without harmony.
Inharmoniousness
In`har*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. The quality of being inharmonious; want of harmony; discord.
The inharmoniousness of a verse.
A. Tucker.
Inharmony
In*har"mo*ny (?), n. Want of harmony.
Inhaul, Inhauler
In"haul` (?), In"haul`er (?), n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.
Inhearse
In*hearse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhearsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhearsing.] To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin.
Shak.
Inhere
In*here" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inhered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering.] [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.] To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.
They do but inhere in the subject that supports them.
Digby.
Inherence, Inherency
In*her"ence (?), In*her"en*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. inh\'82rence.] The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.
Jer. Taylor.
Inherent
In*her"ent (?), a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of inhaerere: cf. F. inh\'82rent. See Inhere.] Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "A most inherent baseness."
Shak.
The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
Southey.
Syn. -- Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought; inseparable; essential; indispensable.
Inherently
In*her"ent*ly, adv. By inherence; inseparably.
Matter hath inherently and essentially such an internal energy.
Bentley.
Inherit
In*her"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inheriting.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See Heir.]
1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
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2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.
Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris.
Shak.
3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
But the meek shall inherit the earth.
Ps. xxxvii. 11.
To bury so much gold under a tree,
And never after to inherit it.
Shak.
4. To put in possession of. [R.]
Shak.
Inherit
In*her"it (?), v. i. To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.
Thou shalt not inherit our father's house.
Judg. xi. 2.
Inheritability
In*her`it*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.
Jefferson.
Inheritable
In*her"it*a*ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.
Blackstone.
2. Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable qualities or infirmities.
3. [Cf. OF. enheritable, inheritable.] Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
By attainder . . . the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable.
Blackstone.
The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male.
Blackstone.
Inheritable blood, blood or relationship by which a person becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit possessions by inheritance.
Inheritably
In*her"it*a*bly, adv. By inheritance.
Sherwood.
Inheritance
In*her"it*ance (?), n. [Cf. OF. enheritance.]
1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.
2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent.
When the man dies, let the inheritance
Descend unto the daughter.
Shak.
3. A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away.
1 Pet. i. 4.
4. Possession; ownership; acquisition. "The inheritance of their loves."
Shak.
To you th' inheritance belongs by right
Of brother's praise; to you eke Spenser.
5. (Biol.) Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.
6. (Law) A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law.
Blackstone.
&hand; The word inheritance (used simply) is mostly confined to the title to land and tenements by a descent.
Mozley & W.
Men are not proprietors of what they have, merely for themselves; their children have a title to part of it which comes to be wholly theirs when death has put an end to their parents' use of it; and this we call inheritance.
Locke.
Inheritor
In*her"it*or (?), n. One who inherits; an heir.
Born inheritors of the dignity.
Milton.
Inheritress
In*her"it*ress (?), n. A heiress.
Milman.
Inheritrix
In*her"it*rix (?), n. Same as Inheritress.
Shak.
Inherse
In*herse" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Inhearse.
Inhesion
In*he"sion (?), n. [L. inhaesio. See Inhere.] The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.
A. Baxter.
Constant inhesion and habitual abode.
South.
Inhiation
In`hi*a"tion (?), n. [L. inhiatio, fr. inhiare to gape; pref. in- + hiare to gape.] A gaping after; eager desire; craving. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Inhibit
In*hib"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them.
Bentley.
2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
Clarendon.
Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
Ayliffe.
Inhibition
In`hi*bi"tion (?), n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F. inhibition.]
1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.
2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.
3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal.
Cowell.
Inhibitor
In*hib"i*tor (?), n. [NL.] That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.
Inhibitory
In*hib"i*to*ry (?), a. [LL. inhibitorius: cf. F. inhibitoire.] Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center.
I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory.
Lamb.
Inhibitory nerves (Physiol.), those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.
Inhibitory-motor
In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor (?), a. (Physiol.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue.
McKendrick.
Inhive
In*hive" (?), v. t. To place in a hive; to hive.
Inhold
In*hold" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inheld (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inholding.] To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.]
Sir W. Raleigh.
Inholder
In*hold"er, n. An inhabitant. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Inhoop
In*hoop" (?), v. t. To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop. [R.]
Shak.
Inhospitable
In*hos"pi*ta*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]
1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.
Have you no touch of pity, that the poor
Stand starved at your inhospitable door?
Cowper.
2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes."
Blair.
-- In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess, n. -- In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
Inhospitality
In*hos`pi*tal"i*ty (?), n. [L. inhospitalitas: cf. F. inhospitalit\'82. See In- not, and Hospitality.] The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of hospitality.
Bp. Hall.
Inhuman
In*hu"man (?), a. [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See In- not, and Human.]
1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.
2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment.
Syn. -- Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.
Inhumanity
In`hu*man"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Inhumanities (#). [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit\'82.] The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn.
Burns.
Inhumanly
In*hu"man*ly (?), adv. In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.
Inhumate
In*hu"mate (?), v. t. [L. inhumatus, p. p. of inhumare to inhume; pref. in- in + humare to cover with earth. See Humation, and cf. Inhume.] To inhume; to bury; to inter.
Hedge.
Inhumation
In`hu*ma"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inhumation.]
1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
2. (Old Chem.) The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
3. (Med.) Arenation.
Inhume
In*hume" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inhuming.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See Inhumate.]
1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to inter.
Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain,
Inhume the natives in their native plain.
Pope.
2. To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or medicinal purposes.
Inia
In"i*a (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.
Inial
In"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the inion.
Inimaginable
In`im*ag"i*na*ble (?), a. Unimaginable; inconceivable. [R.]
Bp. Pearson.
Inimical
In*im"i*cal (?; 277), a. [L. inimicalis, fr. inimicus unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See Amity.]
1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.
2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.
We are at war with a system, which, by its essence, is inimical to all other governments.
Burke.
Inimicality
In*im`i*cal"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness. [R.]
Inimically
In*im"i*cal*ly (?), adv. In an inimical manner.
Inimicitious
In*im`i*ci"tious (?), a. [L. inimicitia enmity. See Inimical.] Inimical; unfriendly. [R.]
Sterne.
Inimicous
In*im"i*cous (?), a. [L. inimicus.] Inimical; hurtful. [Obs.]
Evelyn.
Inimitability
In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.
Norris.
Inimitable
In*im"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. inimitabilis: cf. F. inimitable. See In- not, and Imitable.] Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence. "Inimitable force."
Dryden.
Performing such inimitable feats.
Cowper.
-- In*im"i*ta*ble*ness, n. -- In*im"i*ta*bly, adv.
Inion
In"i*on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.] (Anat.) The external occipital protuberance of the skull.
Iniquitous
In*iq"ui*tous (?), a. [From Iniquity.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.
Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service.
Burke.
Syn. -- Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal. -- Iniquitous, Wicked, Nefarious. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.
Iniquitously
In*iq"ui*tous*ly, adv. In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.
Iniquity
In*iq"ui*ty (?), n.; pl. Iniquities (#). [OE. iniquitee, F. iniquit\'82, L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See Iniquous.]
1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge.
Till the world from his perfection fell
Into all filth and foul iniquity.
Spenser.
2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o
Milton.
Your iniquities have separated between you and your God.
Is. lix. 2.
3. A character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See Vice.
Acts old Iniquity, and in the fit
Of miming gets the opinion of a wit.
B. Jonson.
Iniquous
In*i"quous (?), a. [L. iniquus; pref. in- not + aequus. See Equal.] Iniquitous. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Inirritable
In*ir"ri*ta*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + irritable: cf. F. inirritable.] Not irritable; esp. (Physiol.), incapable of being stimulated to action, as a muscle. -- In*ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty (#), n.
Inirritative
In*ir"ri*ta*tive (?), a. Not accompanied with excitement; as, an inirritative fever.
E. Darwin.
Inisle
In*isle" (?), v. t. [Cf. Enisled.] To form into an island; to surround. [Obs.]
Drayton.
Initial
In*i"tial (?), a. [L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and cf. Commence.]
1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.
2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
Initial
In*i"tial, n. The first letter of a word or a name.
Initial
In*i"tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initialed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Initialing.] To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [R.]
Initially
In*i"tial*ly, adv. In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.
Barrow.
Initiate
In*i"ti*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Initiating (?).] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.]
1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
How are changes of this sort to be initiated?
I. Taylor.
2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
Dr. H. More.
To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough.
Locke.
3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honor after death.
Bp. Warburton.
He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
Spectator.
Initiate
In*i"ti*ate, v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. [R.]
Pope.
Initiate
In*i"ti*ate (?), a. [L. initiatus, p. p.]
1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] "The initiate fear that wants hard use."
Shak.
2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
To rise in science as in bliss,
Initiate in the secrets of the skies.
Young.
Initiate tenant by courtesy (Law), said of a husband who becomes such in his wife's estate of inheritance by the birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated till the death of the wife.
Mozley & W.
Initiate
In*i"ti*ate, n. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
Initiation
In*i`ti*a"tion (?), n. [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.]
1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. "The initiation of coursers of events."
Pope.
2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries.
Broome.
Initiative
In*i"ti*a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. initiatif.] Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
Initiative
In*i"ti*a*tive, n. [Cf. F. initiative.]
1. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.
The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come.
I. Taylor.
2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives.
Initiator
In*i"ti*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who initiates.
Initiatory
In*i"ti*a*to*ry (?), a. 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
Some initiatory treatises in the law.
Herbert.
Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together.
J. M. Mason.
Initiatory
In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.]
Inition
In*i"tion (?), n. [Cf. OF. inition. See Initial.] Initiation; beginning. [Obs.]
Sir R. Naunton.
Inject
In*ject" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injected; p. pr. & vb. n. Injecting.] [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. in- in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.
2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
C\'91sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs.
Milton.
3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]
And mound inject on mound.
Pope.
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4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.
Injection
In*jec"tion (?), n. [L. injectio : cf.F. injection.] 1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a\'89riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.
2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema.
Mayne.
3. (Anat.) (a) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance. (b) A specimen prepared by injection.
4. (Steam Eng.) (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum. (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser.
Injection cock, ∨ Injection valve (Steam Eng.), the cock or valve through which cold water is admitted into a condenser. -- Injection condenser. See under Condenser. -- Injection pipe, the pipe through which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine.
Injector
In*ject"or (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, injects.
2. (Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called Giffard's injector, from the inventor.
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Injelly
In*jel"ly (?), v. t. To place in jelly. [R.]
Injoin
In*join" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Enjoin.
Injoint
In*joint (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + joint.] To join; to unite. [R.]
Shak.
Injoint
In*joint, v. t. [Pref. in- in + joint.] To disjoint; to separate. [Obs.]
Holland.
Injucundity
In`ju*cun"di*ty (?), n. [L. injucunditas. See In- not, and Jocund.] Unpleassantness; disagreeableness. [Obs.]
Cockeram.
Injudicable
In*ju"di*ca*ble (?), a. Not cognizable by a judge. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Injudicial
In`ju*di"cial (?), a. Not according to the forms of law; not judicial. [R.]
Injudicious
In`ju*di"cious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + judicious; cf. F. injudicieux.] 1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.
An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his
editor and the protector of his memory.
A. Murphy.
2. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as, an injudicious measure.
Syn. -- Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning; incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.
Injudiciously
In`ju*di"cious*ly, adv. In an injudicious manner.
Injudiciousness
In`ju*di"cious*ness, n. The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion.
Whitlock.
Injunction
In*junc"tion (?), n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere, injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See Enjoin.] 1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
For still they knew,and ought to have still remembered,
The high injunction,not to taste that fruit.
Milton.
Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.
South.
3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.
&hand; It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former.
Wharton. Daniell. Story.
Injure
In"jure (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Injuring.] [L. injuriari, fr. injuria injury, perh. through F. injurier to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. injury, or F. injure injury. See Injury.] To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.
When have I injured thee? when done thee wrong?
Shak.
Syn. -- To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.
Injurer
In"jur*er (?), n. One who injures or wrongs.
Injuria
In*ju"ri*a (?), n.; pl. Injurie (#). [L.] (Law) Injury; invasion of another's rights.
Injurious
In*ju"ri*ous (?), a. [L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. injurieux. See Injury.] 1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.]
Milton.
Till the injurious Roman did extort
This tribute from us, we were free.
Shak.
2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous; as, acts injurious to health, credit, reputation, property, etc.
Without being injurious to the memory of our English Pindar.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful; deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.
Injuriously
In*ju"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully; mischievously.
Injuriousness
In*ju"ri*ous*ness, n. The quality of being injurious or hurtful; harmfulness; injury.
Injury
In"ju*ry (?), n.; pl. Injuries (#). [OE. injurie, L. injuria, fr. injurius injurious, wrongful, unjust; pref. in- not + jus,juris, right,law,justice: cf. F. injure. See Just, a.] Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.
For he that doeth injury shall receve that he did evil.
Wyclif(Col. iii. 25).
Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on trifling arguments.
I. Watts.
Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,
And injury and outrage.
Milton.
&hand; Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional doing of wrong.
Fleming.
Syn. -- Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment; wrong; evil; injustice.
Injustice
In*jus"tice (?), n. [F. injustice, L. injustitia. See In- not, and Justice, and cf. Unjust.] 1. Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.
If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in their extravagance, much more did they resemble and even exceed him in cruelty and injustice.
Burke.
2. An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.
Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand injustices without being discovered, or at least without being punished.
Swift.
Ink
Ink (?), n. (Mach.) The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs.
Ink
Ink, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr. Encaustic, Caustic.] 1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing.
Make there a prick with ink.
Chaucer.
Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink.
Spenser.
2. A pigment. See